| Document ID (ISN) | 107148 |
| CIS number |
07-1082 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Chang C.K., Astrakianakis G., Thomas D.B., Seixas N.S., Camp J.E., Ray R.M., Gao D.L., Wernli K.J., Li W., Fitzgibbons E.D., Vaughan T.L., Checkoway H. |
| Title |
Risks of biliary tract cancer and occupational exposures among Shanghai women textile workers: A case-cohort study |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 2006, Vol.49, p.690-698. 42 ref. |
| Abstract |
The associations between occupational exposures to textile dusts and chemicals and biliary tract cancer (BTC) were investigated in a cohort of 267,400 women textile workers in Shanghai, China. A nested case-cohort analysis of 162 BTC cases diagnosed during 1989-1998 was conducted with a reference subcohort of 3,188 workers. Exposures to workplace dusts and chemicals were reconstructed by linking complete work history data with a job-exposure matrix. Hazard ratios (HR) and dose-response trends were estimated by Cox proportional hazards modelling modified for case-cohort design. An elevated risk for employment of one year or more in maintenance jobs (HR 2.92) with a significant trend by duration was observed. Excess risk was also found for more than 20 years exposure to metals (HR 2.50). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
China; biliary tract diseases; toxic substances; textile industry; cancer; women; respirable dust |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
metals; exposure evaluation; job-exposure relation; cohort study; length of exposure; case-control study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | China; Hong Kong; USA |
| Subject(s) |
Textile and clothing industries
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
Chemical safety
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Gastrointestinal diseases
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